At some point we need to post/share our data in a way that our relatives can find it - decades from now.
What options are there? 1. Give them a printed report of the family history. Effective but instantly gives them the data as of that day & only for one part of the family. 2. Give them a CD-ROM with our "latest" data. - Only effective for 2-3 years and only if they have the genealogy software to upload it to. 3. Use Ancestry? Yes - I have subscribed since the beginning. But - I don't expect my relatives to pay $155/year (or more) to keep up with it. Yes - I want my data open to everyone. That is - all of my data from 1900 and back. 4. I have been trying out the "new" FamilySearch - the linked family trees there are fantastic and best part - it is all free. So - the kids, grandkids - cousins that have zero interest now in genealogy - can find my data - decades from now - with the latest info as current as the last time I updated a record. I can put in every citation and everyone can see it anytime. What they can't see are the "living" relatives AND I never enter anyone from 1900 to the present. The terrific feature is that this site will "sync" with Legacy (coming soon) etc. So - I can keep a copy of the family tree from 1900 to the present on my laptop using Legacy & it will automatically sync up with the family tree on FamilySearch.org from 1899 and back. I now only update the older records on "new" FamilySearch and update the recent family data on Legacy. I almost died last year - so I see this as my "permanent" method of keeping and passing on my family tree information. I understand that this newest FamilySearch feature will be released in early 2010. When I started researching in 1965 - the local genealogical society encouraged everyone to "preserve" their family tree data on typed charts. They long ago stopped doing that. I see "FamilySearch" as THE modern solution for preserving my data - putting it where relatives can find it. I have well over 80k names now and need a realistic way to "back it all up" and pass it on. For me - this combination of Legacy and the "new" FamilySearch.org is it. Tom thomas.j.k...@gmail.com On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 10:50 PM, Kramer <kramer...@comcast.net> wrote: > Speaking of putting things on Ancestry.com, I was wondering what people's > thoughts are. I personally don't want my info accessible to everyone in the > world...at any point in the future. I just want it available to authentic > relatives. There are ways to get the word out and then word offline with > people. That's what I've done so far. However, I would like to her other > opinions. I was just elected Family Historian for my mother-in-law's side > of the family so I know that within the next year a family policy or > something will come up among those I will be working with. My predecessor > didn't have a cooperative working relationship in the way that I want to. > Your thoughts are much appreciated. > > Thanks! > Ellen > > > On Aug 29, 2009, at 11:24 AM, Jenny M Benson wrote: > > Jim Winfrey wrote >> >>> My question is once you put your data on ancestry, do you do your >>> research there or do you continue with Legacy? I'm more comfortable with >>> Legacy but it means when I find something, I have to enter it in Legacy and >>> again in ancestry. How do other do this? >>> >> >> Well for a start I "do my research" all over the place using Ancestry, >> numerous other websites and all sorts places and people and use Legacy to >> record my findings! I will always do that. >> >> It's been a while since I uploaded anything to Ancestry (1), but I will >> get around to uploading more regularly one day. What I *won't* do is upload >> everything in my file (definitely not pictures and probably not Events, >> definitely not Research Notes) and nor will I change anything from within >> Ancestry. Basically, I will have a "tree" on Ancestry and from time to time >> I will exchange it for a newer one as I have added a few more names. >> >> (1) For "Ancestry" you could substitute "Genes Reunited" or any other >> similar site. >> -- >> Jenny M Benson >> >> >> >> Legacy User Group guidelines: >> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp<http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Etiquette.asp> >> Archived messages: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ >> Online technical support: >> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp<http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Help.asp> >> To unsubscribe: >> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp<http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp> >> >> >> >> > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp<http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Etiquette.asp> > Archived messages: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp<http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Help.asp> > To unsubscribe: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp<http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp> > > > >
